Australian Owlet-nightjar vs Giant dodder

Aegotheles cristatus compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aegothelidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Cuscuta
Species	Aegotheles cristatus	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Australian Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Australian Owlet-nightjar

The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a species in the genus Aegotheles. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.